Jeff Piersall

Everyone likes to win. However, one thing all winners understand is that by competing against those who are better than you, your game improves. It is universally acknowledged, from the classroom, to the playing field, to the marketplace, healthy competition tends to make things better for everyone. How Does Competition Make Us Better? Competition spurs innovation.

I couldn’t agree with Covey more. Legacy is one of our primal drives; what it means and how it is expressed differs from person to person, but its significance doesn’t vary. I clearly remember when this principle really dawned on me. I was sitting in a seminar room that was large enough to hold 1,500 people and there was not an empty seat in the place.

Someone once called curiosity “the spark behind the spark of every great idea.” Though it is said to have killed the cat, curiosity’s effects on humans and human achievement are altogether different. It inspires, informs and is ultimately the one thing that brings transformation — if we embrace it. Unfortunately, often the amazing is camouflaged by the familiar and the ordinary.